Fun & Games - Your Guide to Winning Prizes at Fall Fest

Do you love winning prizes? Do you want to take home some of the $10,000+ in prizes we have accumulated for Fall Fest? The best way to win (well, the only way to win really, unless you purchase a VIP package or register for camping) is to get involved! We have a ton of games and activities on site that give you (yes you!) the opportunity to win prizes. 

Each registration package (From the Free “Buckaroo for a Day” package to the “Gran Charro” VIP Package) will include a full set of game cards that you can use to win prizes. Some games, such as the Stampede Bingo, provide instant win opportunities, while others get your name entered into a draw for the bigger prizes. 

Stampede Bingo (Instant Winner Game)

In this twist on a typical bingo, your job is to locate 23 ammo cans that are hidden (well, not really hidden per say, but strategically placed) around the Large Horse Arena. Your task is to open the ammo can and inspect the item inside. If that item is located on your bingo card, take a sticker from inside the ammo can and place it on the item on your bingo card. If you get a bingo (line, two lines, X, T, box, etc) you will instantly win a prize at the prize table, ranging from a pathtag to a custom bison tube with RITR log sheet. 

Icebreaker Bingo

We know, this game is played at pretty much every large geocaching event around the world, so we had to jump on the bandwagon. Take your card, make new friends, and have them sign your squares until the whole card is full. Some will be easy, others may be a challenge - can you fill them all in? Once complete, drop your card off at the prize table, and you’ll receive door prize tickets to win a bunch of great prizes!

Guessing Games

In the courtyard, you'll find three large buckets - one filled with swag, one filled with Micro containers, and one filled with Cowtails (the candy version... no animals were harmed in the making of this activity). Using the game card in your package, make a guess at how many of each item is in the larger container. If you're the closest guess to the actual number, you win an EXCLUSIVE FF26 Winner Belt Buckle. 

Toonie Toss
We admit it, this is pretty much as Canadian as it gets. Popular at Stag & Doe events (that's like a fundraising party for a Bride & Groom before their wedding, to help them pay for wedding costs), this game of skill and luck combines curling with a carnival-like game to win a prize basket valued at over $150! Slide, Toss, or flick your Toonie (that's a Canadian $2 Coin) at the bottle from 25 feet away. The goal is simple, have your Toonie be the closest one to the bottle at the end of the night, once everyone has thrown their Toonies - the one with the closest Toonie takes home the prize basket! Play as many times as you want for your chance to win, and Toonies will be available prior to and during the game to exchange. New for 2026: We have two prize baskets, so will be playing two rounds - double the fun, double the chances to win!!
Please note: Due to the contents of the basket, only those age 19 or older can participate in this activity. Please drink & gamble responsibly. 

Chuckwagon Building Contest

If you are camping on site during the event, consider participating in the Chuckwagon Building Contest, for your chance to win (you guessed it) MORE PRIZES!! You can use absolutely anything to build your Chuckwagon, and the rules are very simple - your chuckwagon must be visible from the road in front of your campsite, and it cannot be made of anything dangerous (fireworks = bad idea). Judging will take place at approximately 2pm on Saturday, so you have all week to perfect your Chuckwagon before we select the winners (unless you arrange with us otherwise because you need to be present during judging, it has light up components that are best viewed in the dark, or you need to pack up before 2pm on Saturday). Since our theme this year is Stampede Week, we'd love to see some themed chuckwagons, but you're welcome to design it however you wish. Have fun with it, and help us point the way to Fall Fest 2026! 

Hobby Horse Barrel Racing 

Pick a trusty steed, and race your way around the barrels to achieve the fastest time. Categories will be split by age, so you don't have to be a superstar track athlete to win. Fastest times for each of the categories will each receive a shiny new Exclusive FF26 Trackable Belt Buckle. 

Closest to the Pin

In your registration package you will find two things - a small flag on a wire stick, and a set of coordinates printed on a business card. First, write your Geocaching name on the flag in Sharpie (we have lots of sharpies near the event log in Bi-Centennial building) and enter the coordinates into your GPS or mobile device, and head over there (the coordinates will be on the grounds, we promise). Drop your flag where YOU zero out. The flag closest to where Pasha88’s GPS unit says the coordinates are, wins a shiny new Exclusive FF26 Trackable Belt Buckle. 

Pathtag Dice Game 

We really like Pathtags. We consider the guys over at Pathtags.com good friends. So, when Mike reach out and said he would send us some Pathtag Dice sets, we knew we had to add it to the schedule (actually, it was already on the schedule, we just double checked it was there). For those who have never played Pathtag Dice game before, it’s pretty easy. Players “buy in” to a round with three Pathtags, then play old-school Left-Right-Center with those pathtags, instead of using quarters or chips. Roll the dice, follow the instructions the dice give you, passing tags to the player on your left, on your right, in the center, or keep them in your hand. The last one with Pathtags in front of them, wins the pot in the center. This fast-paced game gives players the opportunity to take home tons of new tags, while having fun at the same time. 

Easter Egg Hunt

As we approach the event, Pasha88 will continue to drop Easter eggs all over the fairgrounds and in other event resources. Keep an eye out for them and Write them down, they will help you with an adventure Lab and bonus cache. Write them on the game card included in your registration package and drop it off at the prize table for your commemorative Flashtag. 

Where Am I: Western Canada Edition? 

If you’re from SW Ontario (and even if you aren’t), you’ve probably completed a “Where Am I?” puzzle cache at some point in your caching career. Look at the picture, figure out where the picture was taken (hint: all will be located in Western Canada) and use the Geocaching App to find a significant cache close to those coordinates (sort of like the GeoGuessr game that Geocaching HQ partners with occasionally). Write your GC codes on the included game card in your package, and check in at the prize table. The closer your guesses are, the more tickets you win!

Pathtag Bucket

Have we mentioned that we REALLY like Pathtags? Of course, nothing makes us happier than the chance to win a TON of shiny metal tokens… enter Pathtag Bucket - it's like a Pathtag String, but without quite as much work for our volunteers! We’ve been to a lot of Megas and Gigas and we’ve seen some MASSIVE Pathtag stringers and buckets in our day - how big full can the Fall Fest bucket get? For those who have never seen or heard of Pathtag Stringer or Pathtag Bucket before, the concept is simple - take a plastic container, add a bunch of Pathtags to it, and then give it away to one lucky person. If you add a Pathtag to the bucket, you get a prize ticket to take it home at the end of the day. If you add 10 pathtags, you get 10 tickets. If you add 50 pathtags, you get 50 tickets. Simple, right? At the end of the day, one lucky person is going to take all those Pathtags home… will it be you? 
Please note: we reserve the right to split the bucket into multiple prizes if necessary - in an effort to share the Pathtag love with as many people as we can!

Geocoin Poker Tournament

Whether you're a seasoned poker professionals or you just want the free trackable, all are welcome! Beginning right after the closing ceremonies, we are pleased to offer this activity with a buy in will be 3 unactivated trackable Geocoins. Top 3 will split the pot and each participant will receive an exclusive GeoCoin only available to poker tournament participants, just for participating. We are going to limit entrance to 40 players (5 tables of 8 players) to start. Signups for this poker tournament are available starting in August and will remain open until they are full, or 11am on Saturday September 26.

Pick a Pony! (Instant Winner Game)

Similar to Duck Duck Goose from 2025, this game promises a rootin' good time! Grab a horse out of the field, and if your horse is a "rodeo champion", you're an instant winner! Prizes for this game include Pathtags, cache containers and keychains.

The Big One - The GeoChallenge (Instant Winner Game)

We're changing it up this year (and we think that's a good thing)

From September 1 to September 26, complete a variety of Challenges - from "attend a mega event" to "find a cache that's only accessible by boat" to "place a trackable in a cache". Your game card (which will be posted on Social Media and the GCB7799 cache page by August 31st) can be completed using ANY cache that fits that square, anywhere in the world. You can rush out and complete the entire thing in one weekend, or wait until you get to the event the week of September 20th - the choice is truly yours. For each 10 challenges you complete, you'll receive 10 tickets for the prizes draws, and those who complete all 50 will receive a commemorative Flashtag as a thank you for participating. 

We hope everyone will enjoy this new format and find it easier to complete. :)

Of course, not every game can be a prize-winning game (unfortunately, we just don’t have the budget for that). But, we want to make sure you have LOTS of games to play and chances to take home “Bragging Rights”, so we’ve added some extra activities to fill your calendar with (in case you didn’t think you’d be busy enough). 

Giant Lawn Games

These games don’t offer any prizes, but will keep you entertained if you are bored (although we don't really know how you possibly could be, with so much else going on!). From Lawn Pong to Giant Jenga, these games are really just for fun… and bragging rights. Challenge your camping neighbour or geocaching bestie to a giant version of our games, so you can brag the whole way home (and for months to come).